In Another Country
2012 · Movie · 89 min · ★ 6.1 · 76% critics
A young woman and her mother flee to a quiet seaside town to escape growing debt. To steady herself, she starts writing a short-film script about three different visitors with the same name, each staying at a small family hotel, getting help from the owner’s daughter, and crossing paths with a restless lifeguard on the beach.
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Details
- Original title
- 다른 나라에서
- Years
- 2012
- Release date
- 2012-05-31
- Language
- Korean
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Critic score
- 76/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.1/10 (125 votes)
About
If you enjoy low-key, talky stories with repeating variations and a breezy seaside setting, this may click, especially if you liked Woman on the Beach or Our Sunhi; Not for you if you want fast action or clear answers.
Pros: playful repeating scenarios; seaside mood; gentle humor | Cons: loose plot; minimal stakes; slow pacing
Themes
- sea
- beach
- interracial relationship
- seaside town
- port
Cast & crew
Isabelle Huppert
as Anne
Yu Jun-sang
as Lifeguard
Jung Yu-mi
as Wonjoo
Moon Sung-keun
as Moonsoo
Youn Yuh-jung
as Park Sook
Kwon Hae-hyo
as Jongsoo
Moon So-ri
as Geumhee
Kim Yong-ok
as Monk
Directed by Hong Sang-soo